Patents by Inventor Ian Wallace MCGRATH GAGE

Ian Wallace MCGRATH GAGE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rail flaw detector
    Patent number: 11254336
    Abstract: A rail flaw detector is configured for locating flaws in rails of a railroad track and for use with a vehicle travelling on the railroad track. The detector includes at least one signal applicator configured for applying ultrasonic signals to the rail and for receiving return signals; a mechanical subsystem connected to the applicator and to the vehicle and configured for maintaining the at least one signal applicator in operational position on the track. A human-machine interface is connected to the at least one signal applicator, is configured to control the detector and to monitor sensed rail condition. In one embodiment, the human-machine interface includes a schematic display of the rail being monitored and at least one touch screen control for controlling the mechanical subsystem and the at least one signal applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NORDCO INC.
    Inventors: Paul Sanders Underwood, David William Giragosian, Ian Wallace McGrath Gage, Phillip Edwards, II, John E. Leonard, Jacob Eisler, Ronald M. Keenan, Joseph Setaro
  • RAIL FLAW DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20200198672
    Abstract: A rail flaw detector is configured for locating flaws in rails of a railroad track and for use with a vehicle travelling on the railroad track. The detector includes at least one signal applicator configured for applying ultrasonic signals to the rail and for receiving return signals; a mechanical subsystem connected to the applicator and to the vehicle and configured for maintaining the at least one signal applicator in operational position on the track. A human-machine interface is connected to the at least one signal applicator, is configured to control the detector and to monitor sensed rail condition. In one embodiment, the human-machine interface includes a schematic display of the rail being monitored and at least one touch screen control for controlling the mechanical subsystem and the at least one signal applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Sanders UNDERWOOD, David William GIRAGOSIAN, Ian Wallace MCGRATH GAGE, Phillip EDWARDS, II, John E. LEONARD, Jacob EISLER, Ronald M. KEENAN, Joseph SETARO